David Lloyd: Thank you for that answer. Minister, you will be aware that local authorities throughout Wales are sending much of their collected recycling to recycling centres in England and further abroad. In our own county of Swansea, for example, the council sends thousands of tonnes of waste to Turkey, China, India, Indonesia and Poland. Do you therefore agree that we need to do more to focus on this...
David Lloyd: 4. What recent discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Housing and Local Government in terms of providing additional budget allocations to fund recycling in Wales? OAQ54324
David Lloyd: In accordance with our work on scrutiny of all Bills, the CLA Committee considered matters relating to the competence of the Assembly, the proposed use of subordinate legislation, and other matters that we consider to be relevant to the quality of the legislation. For a Bill to be within legislative competence of the National Assembly, the Government of Wales Act requires all of its...
David Lloyd: Thank you, Llywydd. We reported on this Bill, the Children (Abolition of Defence and Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill on 2 August this year, making just two recommendations. I'd like to highlight a couple of broader points before moving on to our recommendations.
David Lloyd: Thank you very much for that response. As you’ve said, clearly there is a range of legislative options available to the Welsh Government in pursuing this agenda. You will be aware that the UK Government, on 15 July, announced its intention to introduce legislation that makes it a requirement to put charging points for electric vehicles in all new homes in England, as part of efforts to...
David Lloyd: 2. What discussions has the Counsel General had with cabinet colleagues in developing legislative proposals to deliver vehicle emission reductions? OAQ54325
David Lloyd: Leaving the European Union with no deal will be disastrous for Wales and the UK. We've heard others this afternoon telling us about the extreme challenges facing us if we fail to prevent a 'no deal' Brexit. Now, I hear 'people have voted to leave', and, yes, indeed they did, but the 52 per cent didn't vote to leave with no deal of any sort whatsoever. No, they voted to leave, but without any...
David Lloyd: Minister, only yesterday, the Finance Minister warned us that Wales faces the twin threats of the UK Government's continuing programme of austerity and a 'no deal' Brexit, which could do great harm to Wales's interests. Indeed, we've also seen over recent years our home city of Swansea being neglected in terms of UK Government priorities—electrification of the rail cancelled, tidal lagoon...
David Lloyd: Can I first of all support Bethan Sayed's call and David Rees's regarding the closure of Godre'rgraig school and specifically what financial support is available from Welsh Government to Neath Port Talbot council? Obviously, it causes some excitement in some quarters. What financial assistance is available directly in this extraordinary situation of a closure of a school urgently? And my most...
David Lloyd: Thank you for that answer, Minister. You will no doubt be aware that the number of pubs across Wales is falling. Very often, of course, the local pub acts as a community centre, a place for people to meet up and have a chat. The role of the local pub can often be central in terms of tackling loneliness and isolation and in terms of creating sustainable, cohesive communities in line with the...
David Lloyd: I thank the First Minister for that answer. In terms of the Bridgend taskforce, obviously, as I mentioned on Friday in the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister, the mood music seems one of resignation, partially, to the fact that Ford is not going to play a part on the Bridgend site in future. You suggested in one of your answers on Friday that the Government is pursuing 17 other...
David Lloyd: 7. Will the First Minister provide an update on the priorities of the Welsh Government's taskforce on the Ford Bridgend plant? OAQ54247
David Lloyd: 1. Will the Deputy Minister make a statement on the delivery of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015? OAQ54288
David Lloyd: Will you take an intervention on that point? Basically, it is down to funding at the end of the day, and social care. Can I commend Jayne Bryant's presentation, in the first place, and also Joyce and Bethan's interventions, because what we're finding, certainly from my professional experience as a GP, is that people who used to qualify for social care, local authority-provided domiciliary...
David Lloyd: May I too welcome the opening words of the Llywydd and congratulate her on her ambition with this Bill? Naturally, I agree with the general principles of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill. After all, this emanates from the announcement in February 2017 on the establishment of an expert panel to provide unbiased advice on the number of Assembly Members, the most appropriate electoral...
David Lloyd: Trefnydd, as we heard earlier, you will be aware of recent events that have resulted in uncertainty with regard to the development of an adventure resort in the Afan valley by Northern Powerhouse Developments. This planned £200 million development, which received planning approval from Neath Port Talbot Council earlier this year, set out to create hundreds of jobs, and would clearly result...
David Lloyd: May I congratulate Helen Mary Jones for taking the lead on this? I fully support her intentions. There’s no doubt that systems in the health service are under a huge strain—not enough staff, not enough resources, not enough beds, and nurses and doctors being extended to the very limits to provide an acceptable service most of the time, an excellent service often, but on occasion, the...
David Lloyd: In looking at the most recent record of Bridgend County Borough Council in terms of Welsh-medium education, unfortunately the story isn’t a positive one. The council has failed over recent years to ensure that Welsh-medium education is a realistic option in a number of communities. In reality, a number are concerned locally that there’s an institutional problem in the authority where the...
David Lloyd: Trefnydd, the development of a feasibility study into a Swansea bay and western Valleys metro was something that was agreed between Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government as part of the 2017 budget. Since that time, with Swansea Council leading on the regional piece of work, we have heard the UK Government announce that it supports the development of a west Wales parkway rail station, on land...
David Lloyd: Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's Ford Bridgend taskforce?
